Changes: Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies
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Location	Denver, Colorado
Founded	1991
Began Play	1993
Division	National League West
Play-Off Appearances	3 - 1995, 2007, 2009
Hall of Famers	0

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The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. They are in the Western Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains which pass through Colorado.

Franchise history

The Colorado Rockies joined the National League as an expansion franchise in 1993, along with the Florida Marlins. The team set attendance records in its days back at Mile High Stadium, and was the second team (Toronto was first in 1991) in the history of Major League Baseball to record over 4,000,000 fans in annual attendance. The 1993 Rockies still have the largest ever season attendance, with 4,483,350, and the team led the National League in attendance every year from 1993 to 1999.

In 1995, the Rockies moved into a new stadium, Coors Field, where they have played their home games ever since. That year, they made their first and, to date, only post-season appearance as the National League Wild Card team where they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Atlanta Braves.

Since their inception, the Rockies have always tended to have a strong hitting squad and home record, which are offset by a weak bullpen and road record. This can be attributed to the conditions of Coors Field, whose thin air (due to the high altitude of Denver) makes hitting much easier, as the ball travels farther, and pitching more difficult, as the reduced air resistance makes breaking balls less effective than at sea level.

On October 15, 2007, the Colorado completed a four-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS to advance to the World Series. This marks the first appearance for the Rockies in the Fall Classic.

On October 1, 2009, the Rockies clinched a playoff berth by defeating the Milwaukee Brewers. The Rockies entered the playoffs as the National League Wild Card, but were defeated in the NLDS by the Phillies three games to one.

Quick facts

Uniform colors: Black, Silver, Purple, and White

Logo design: Purple mountain with baseball

Minor league affiliations

AAAA:Monument Desperados
AAA: Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Pacific Coast League
AA: Tulsa Drillers, Texas League
Advanced A: Modesto Nuts, California League
A: Asheville Tourists, South Atlantic League
Short A: Tri-City Dust Devils, Northwest League
Rookie: Casper Ghosts, Pioneer League
Rookie: VSL Rockies, Venezuelan Summer League

External links

Colorado Rockies official web site

Template:MLB Team Colorado Rockies

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+The '''Colorado Rockies''' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team based in Denver, Colorado. They are in the Western Division of the [[National League]]. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains which pass through Colorado.
 == Franchise history ==
 The Colorado Rockies joined the National League as an expansion franchise in 1993, along with the [[Florida Marlins]]. The team set attendance records in its days back at [[Mile High Stadium]], and was the second team ([[Toronto Blue Jays|Toronto]] was first in 1991) in the history of [[Major League Baseball]] to record over 4,000,000 fans in annual attendance. The 1993 Rockies still have the largest ever season attendance, with 4,483,350, and the team led the National League in attendance every year from 1993 to 1999.
-In 1995, the Rockies moved into a new stadium, [[Coors Field]], where they have played their home games ever since.  That year, they made their first and, to date, only post-season appearance as the [[National League]] Wild Card team where they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the [[Atlanta Braves]].
+In 1995, the Rockies moved into a new stadium, [[Coors Field]], where they have played their home games ever since. That year, they made their first and, to date, only post-season appearance as the [[National League]] Wild Card team where they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the [[Atlanta Braves]].
 Since their inception, the Rockies have always tended to have a strong hitting squad and home record, which are offset by a weak [[bullpen]] and road record. This can be attributed to the conditions of [[Coors Field]], whose thin air (due to the high altitude of Denver) makes hitting much easier, as the ball travels farther, and pitching more difficult, as the reduced air resistance makes breaking balls less effective than at sea level.
-On October 15, 2007, the Colorado completed a four-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS to advance to the World Series.  This marks the first appearance for the Rockies in the Fall Classic.
+On October 15, 2007, the Colorado completed a four-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS to advance to the World Series. This marks the first appearance for the Rockies in the Fall Classic.
+On October 1, 2009, the Rockies clinched a playoff berth by defeating the [[Milwaukee Brewers]]. The Rockies entered the playoffs as the National League Wild Card, but were defeated in the NLDS by the [[Phillies]] three games to one.
 ==Quick facts==
-:'''Founded:''' [[1991]]
-:'''Began play:''' [[1993]] ([[National League]] expansion)
 :'''Uniform colors:''' Black, Silver, Purple, and White
 :'''Logo design:''' Purple mountain with baseball
-:'''Playoff appearances''' (1): [[1995]]
-==[[Baseball Hall of Fame]]rs==
-*''none''
-==Current roster==
-{{:Colorado Rockies roster}}
 ==Minor league affiliations==
+* '''AAAA:'''[[Monument Desperados]]
 * '''AAA:''' [[Colorado Springs Sky Sox]], [[Pacific Coast League]]
 * '''AA:''' [[Tulsa Drillers]], [[Texas League]]
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 * '''A:''' [[Asheville Tourists]], [[South Atlantic League]]
 * '''Short A:''' [[Tri-City Dust Devils]], [[Northwest League]]
-* '''Rookie:''' [[Casper Rockies]], [[Pioneer League]]
+* '''Rookie:''' [[Casper Ghosts]], [[Pioneer League]]
 * '''Rookie:''' [[VSL Rockies]], [[Venezuelan Summer League]]
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